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Decatur County, Kansas; Ness County, Kansas; Thomas County, Kansas; Cowley County, Kansas; Woodson County, Kansas

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Decatur County, Kansas
Ness County, Kansas
Thomas County, Kansas
Cowley County, Kansas
Woodson County, Kansas
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
2,712
2,618
7,865
34,157
3,115
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
2,712
2,618
7,865
34,157
3,115
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
2,689
2,657
7,908
34,423
3,117
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
2,764
2,682
7,930
34,554
3,123
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
2,764
2,682
7,930
34,554
3,123
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.9%
-2.4%
-0.8%
-1.1%
-0.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-2.7%
-0.9%
-0.3%
-0.4%
-0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 2,764 2,687 7,930 34,549 3,115
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,961 3,107 7,900 36,311 3,309
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.9%
6.2%
6.7%
5.9%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.0%
22.2%
24.0%
23.4%
20.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
29.8%
24.6%
18.9%
18.7%
25.4%
Female persons, percent
49.1%
50.8%
51.0%
49.7%
49.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
94.9%
95.2%
94.9%
88.2%
94.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
1.2%
0.8%
1.4%
3.1%
0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.2%
1.9%
1.2%
2.3%
1.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.3%
0.6%
1.9%
0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
0.0%
0.1%
0.7%
0.0%
Two or More Races, percent
2.4%
1.9%
1.8%
3.7%
3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
4.9%
12.9%
8.3%
12.2%
3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
91.1%
84.4%
88.0%
77.9%
92.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 125 161 389 2,309 248
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 0.6% 6.7% 4.4% 4.0% 0.5%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 1,636 1,545 3,587 15,660 1,843
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 80.5% 81.0% 72.4% 70.8% 81.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $76,100 $80,400 $165,300 $104,000 $85,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $864 $1,098 $1,210 $1,186 $1,285
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $460 $494 $532 $527 $493
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $700 $606 $742 $776 $584
Building permits, 2022 0 1 12 120 9
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 1,324 1,144 3,129 13,091 1,213
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.06 2.30 2.39 2.47 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 84.9% 91.7% 83.8% 88.2% 89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 1.5% 13.2% 6.4% 4.8% 1.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.4% 88.6% 93.9% 91.0% 85.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 84.3% 86.5% 87.6% 82.3% 80.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 93.6% 91.4% 94.5% 91.7% 92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 24.8% 20.9% 26.5% 24.5% 21.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 14.3% 10.0% 11.6% 14.6% 13.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.1%
15.5%
11.4%
11.5%
11.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.9% 64.3% 67.2% 58.7% 54.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 54.7% 57.9% 58.8% 55.3% 53.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,320 689 21,507 52,944 D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 10,618 20,391 45,119 155,694 3,950
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,763 D 20,395 137,111 1,178
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 17,733 11,880 197,198 323,802 20,290
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $6,187 $4,148 $25,204 $9,170 $6,489
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 15.9 15.7 12.2 20.6 20.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $49,412 $64,907 $72,417 $55,726 $50,670
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $33,767 $39,978 $37,610 $29,977 $28,380
Persons in poverty, percent
14.4%
11.3%
10.3%
16.0%
15.3%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 93 125 332 686 75
Total employment, 2021 529 835 2,837 11,410 395
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 17,763 34,417 118,098 452,343 14,777
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -6.0% -4.4% 0.4% -6.5% 0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 235 279 769 2,046 274
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 62 169 331 563 81
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 105 92 283 36
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 29 66 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S 34 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 159 265 399 67
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 144 258 406 66
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 3.1 2.5 7.4 30.7 6.3
Population per square mile, 2010 3.3 2.9 7.4 32.3 6.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 893.52 1,074.74 1,074.69 1,125.74 497.82
Land area in square miles, 2010 893.52 1,074.75 1,074.69 1,125.75 497.82
FIPS Code 20039 20135 20193 20035 20207
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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